The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-24
FROM THE CAPITAL.
An Important Decision Con
corning Drive Wells.
THE NATIONAL DRILL OPENED
Counting the Money in the Treasury
An AppnIntment-Land Grant
Railroad Order.
Washington VIKINGS

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue has
authorized the location, at 45 Water
Street, New York City, of the special
bonded warehouse for the storage OF
crane brandy 1t will be used almost
Exclusively for storage in bond OF
brandy produced in California, and it
i claimed its loo ltion in New York
will greatly facilitate the exporta-
ton of goods of this class.
BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
to-day representatives of the Chicago
and Alton, and Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific, fled charges against the
Pennsylvania and New York Central
Companies, respectively, of violation
Of the tbir section of the Interstate
act. in enforcing the boycott against
the two frst-named roads, for their
refusal to stop paying commissions to
their agents. The commission has
received a communication from the
Mississippi Railroad commission pro-
testing against section four, save only
as to exceptional shipments in cases
where sale is manifestlY demanded to
secure special transfer.
THE SUPERIOR COURT,
to-day, announced decision in the
case of Harris Eames against W. D.
Andrews and others. 1t relates to the
validity of what is known as 1.-The drive
well patent" The Importance of this
litigation and extent to which the people
Of the country are interested in it, are
known By the fact that the number of
drive wells in the United States is be
tween 500 600 and l 10000 The court
holds that the grounds upon which it is
sought to invalidate the reisSued
patent for drive wells, as being for a
different invention from that described
in the original patent, cannot be sus-
tanned that the invention has not been
anticipated by others, and that there is
a clear case of infringement. The
validity of the reissred patent, issued to
Nelson ". Greene, is sustained. The
opinion is by Justice Matthews. The
validity OF the patent Is also sustained
Bennett and others. The effect
Of tic decision 81 these TWO
cases IS to render all users Of !
driven wells not authorized under the |
Greene patent liable 10 damages for I,
Infringement.
The opening formalities Of
THE NATIONAL DRILL
took place at noon to-day. A corps of
policemen cleared a space about the
flagstaff in front of the camp head
quarters IN Monument lot. The Wash
ington Light Infantry corps Of this dis
trict marched in and formed in a |
hollow square about the camp |
grand flagstaff. General Anger and his |
staff entered the square. The chaplain |
invoked Gods blessing upon the camp. |
The new garrison flag was drawn to the |
masthead the troops presented arms, |
and the surrounding crowds cheeTed. |
The national drill was thus formally |
opened.
ACTING SECRETARY THOMPSON
to-day appointed committee to make
examination Of the books and assets of
the office OF the United States Treas
urer, incident to the transfer of that
Office from Jordan to Hyatt. The
count began this afternoon and can
hardly be finished inside of two
assume charge of the Office tomorrow
morning.
THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY APPOINTED
Commodore D. B. Harmony, VIM. A.
Wallace, of New York; H. s. Van
Eaton, of Mississippi; Asa Morgan, of
Arkansas; Thomas A. Logan, of Ohio;
and Professor D. G. Gilman, of John
Hopkins University, members OF the
board of visitors to the naval academy
at Annapolis.
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
has no information relative to the in
teation of Sir Charles Upper to visit
Washington.
IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER
from attorneys of tn eWillamette Valley
and Cascade Mountain Wagon Road
Company, asking that patents be issued
that company for lands selected by it
amounting to 1914 acres, the Score
rotary of the Interior to-day replied
that there is now pending before the
letter from the Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, dated
May 10th, setting forth facts tending to |
show that the wagon road has never {
been constructed, and that the governor
VI C-EsOn W do t4loLSG0 " CClt1lI ~ Tic
of The road by false repre-
ss1tat;ons Of interest parties. The
request was refused pending an investi
cation.
AN APPOINTMENT.
The President hes appointed Granva
Spurgeon, at Santa Ana, CAL, to be
postmaster.
Aside from the assumption of com
mand BY General Augur, this noon, the
only military general exercise OF the
day was the dress parade at O'Clock
this evening. Only three corps-the {
Second Ohio Regiment. Louisville, &
Kentucky, Legion, and Washington {
Light neutrality-suspicious. Their &
eYo!utions were applauded.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
to-day issued the following rule upon
the land grant railroads, to show cause
why an order for the withdrawal from !
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